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What is the Nursing
Facility Diversion Program?
Independent Living assists seniors and people with
all disabilities in Orange County avoid unwanted nursing home placement
or to help get individuals discharged from facilities.
Independent Living provides
unbiased information about available long-term care services and
supports, assists people in obtaining needed available services, and
advocates to assure that people receive the available services they need
to live independently and safely in the community.
What can Independent Living provide?
Information -
Independent Living provides information about individual rights,
community services, equipment, accessibility, and much more. Independent
Living understands the complex long-term care system and can give you
the information you need to make informed decisions about long-term
care.
Assistance -
Independent Living staff can help you to determine what available
services and supports are the right ones to meet your needs. For
example, you might be saying, "I just need help getting out of bed in
the morning" or "I need someone to help me with my housework." We will
let you know what services are available so that you can choose which
service will best meet your needs. If you want, we can assist you in
obtaining the service.
Advocacy -
IL staff assists people in getting the benefits and services they are
entitled to. We teach people to be self advocates who know their rights.
We advocate for people to return home with the available community
support services they need.
What IL believes
IL firmly believes that you should have the right to choose what
services you want and where to receive them.
IL is excited about working with seniors and people with disabilities in
Orange County to provide the information, assistance and advocacy that
are needed to avoid unwanted nursing home placement.
What community-based services are
needed to avoid a nursing facility placement ?
In order for individuals to
avoid nursing home placements, access to a range of available
community-based services is vital. Examples of these services are as
follows:
- Personal Care & Chore Services
- Homemaker
- Adult Day Care
- Transportation
- Personal Emergency Response Systems
- Counseling
- Environmental Modification
- Private Duty Nursing
- Medical Supplies/Equipment
- Home Delivered Meals
- Socialization
- Independent Living Skills Training
- Housing Subsidies
By organizing a variety of
available services, seniors and people with disabilities can live safely
in the community and enjoy greater personal independence.
Under the Olmstead Decision,
anyone with a disability has the constitutional right to live in the
community.
We look forward to hearing from you. For more information,
please contact us at:
CALL INDEPENDENT LIVING: Ellen Giuliano
“STAY @ HOME” (845) 565-1162 Ext.
219
Fax: 845-565-0567
TTY: 845-565-0337
Health Care Proxy
The New York Health Care Proxy Law allows you to appoint
someone you trust - for example, a family member or close friend - to make
health care decisions for you if you lose the ability to make decisions
yourself. By appointing a health care agent, you can make sure that health
care providers follow your wishes.
For more information about Health Care Proxies, click here.
Questions You May Be Asking:
Independent Living can make sure
you receive the help/services that meet your needs. In addition,
Independent Living can introduce you to a new type of home care service
which provides assistance with daily activities called
Consumer Directed
Personal Assistance Services (CDPAS)- Our "Options" program
is an alternative to traditional home care
programs. This program offers more flexibility and independence. It
enables self-directing Medicaid recipients and/or their family members to
hire, train, and supervise personal assistants.
If you are currently living in a
nursing home, your Social Security, SSI, or SSDI check goes to the nursing
home each month and you receive about $55 of it to spend. When you live on
your own, you receive your full check to pay for living expenses. Other
sources, such as Medicaid, Worker's Comp, etc. will pay for some services.
Independent Living will answer all your questions about financing your
services.
Independent Living can make sure
you receive the help/services that meet your needs. In addition,
Independent Living can introduce you to a new type of home care service
which provides assistance with daily activities called Consumer Directed
Personal Assistance Services - an alternative to traditional home care
programs. This program offers more flexibility and independence. It
enables self-directing Medicaid recipients and/or their family members to
hire, train, and supervise personal assistants.
There is no catch and no fee for Independent
Living's services. Independent Living receives funding that supports
Community Reintegration Services. These services allow us to help you find
the housing, equipment, and services you need to live in the community.
And, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services are paid for by New
York State's Medicaid program.
If you are interested in returning to living in a
community setting or would like more information, please contact us. We
can set up an appointment to meet with you at your nursing home or at our
office, wherever you feel more comfortable.
CALL INDEPENDENT LIVING: Ellen Giuliano
“STAY @ HOME” (845) 565-1162 Ext. 219
Fax: 845-565-0567 *
TTY: 845-565-0337
Spanish speaking staff available.
Sign language interpreters available.
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